Seems to me he gave the buyer the option of returning it for a refund. Looking at the issue from a fairness standpoint, settling a minor issue, such as the case here, by forcing the buyer to pack and ship the entire shipment back and wait for return of funds is inappropriate. The cost in resources ...

With all due respect, isn't it true that if one gets "low balled," it is the seller's fault? The seller only gets "low balled" when he ACCEPTS the "low ball" offer! So, if the delivered goods has a defect, the seller can NOT play the I-was-low-balled card. It is not the buyer's fault the seller acce...

There is no need to pay PayPal fees. If you buy a item from someone, you owe that person a debt. If you want to pay with PayPal, do this: Log on to your PayPal account. Click on SEND MONEY Click on Personal Click on Payment Owed Complete processing the transaction: NO FEES for EITHER PARTY. CHECK IT...

For most hams, anything they buy for the hobby is relatively expensive, so hams with little or no "hobby money" are hard pressed to set up and keep a station up and running. Compare this hobby to some others. One does not need to pay hundreds of dollars to buy fishing equipment, unless, of course, a...

As I have already stated: The seller refused my request to refund. Consider this; perhaps he thought I was being dishonest and had damaged the unit, when I tested it. If so, his suspicion that I was being dishonest caused an issue which causes you to ask me why I did not question his honesty. When d...

Why do you assume he was dishonest? Being ignorant of how to pack electronic equipment does not make a ham dishonest! Failing to test an item before it is resold, doesn't mean the seller is always dishonest, either. In this particular case, the likely scenario is the seller obtained the item from a...

I recently received an item from a ham that arrived with a bent cover due to very poor packing. I removed the damaged cover and repaired the bent portion of the cover and replaced the cover, thinking that was the end of it. The next day I tested the unit and found a band switch with three band posit...

The predominant negative feedback issue centers around the difference of the condition of a trading object as seen by the buyer and the seller. If trading partners are seriously interested in knowing the actual condition of a piece of equipment, the criteria used to grade equipment condition must be...

Ignore any Classified ads on QTH.com posted to sell or buy ANY transmitting device. Non-hams are not allowed to post such ads on the site. Certainly, don't buy from or sell to such non-hams. They have demonstrated an inability to go by the rules...

K4TEC: I would agree with you to a certain extent but how do you defend the several others mentioned above, now they have been scammed and I am planning to try to help them anyway I can. I don't "defend" anyone participating in this thread. It is none of my business, just like it is none of your bus...

K4TEC: Well I am not going to go in to great detail YET but I am beginning to feel like I have been scammed by Don Pinson I am very surprised to have the equipment here and so I guess I must apologize for my earlier ranting’s but in my defense, going by what others have experienced I am really surpr...

There is no monitor intervention needed here. What is needed is for some participants to grow up and practice some needed good manners. It appears obvious the buyer and seller need to get on the phone, like adults, and work out an agreement mutually satisfactory to both parties. No one is disputing ...

I'm finding more and more that there are a small but significant number of people who are selling on-line who, simply put, don't know how to pack. You are absolutely correct. This is why I send the following set of packing guidelines to my sellers and make using the guidelines part of the deal. ---...

I often receive emails or phone calls wanting to know what is the best HF linear amplifier to purchase. Without hesitation, I whole heartily recommend the Collins 30L-1 linear amp. Here is why. · It is a Collins product and is very well designed and superbly manufactured. · The 30L-1 is rated as one...

EXCELLENT (Often called "MINT") This grade defines radio equipment that has been sold or donated by a manufacturer and is in the same condition as the equipment was in when it left the factory where manufactured, like new. Approximately 0.5 percent of all equipment will be of this rating. CHARACTERI...

Consider this. Many good, honest, just-like-you-and-me users of QTH.com and other ham related classified sites throughout the world really don't know what our sales item are worth in today's market. I include myself with this group. So what do we do. Eventually, we "Google" our sales item to see how...

It has been over twenty years since I used on but I believe there is a filament switch on the unit that allows you to listen without drawing a lot of power. If so, be sure the filament switch is ON... Also, go through the entire tuning process, peak grid, dip an load the plate, etc. The 520 uses tub...